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Pistons and Jalen Duren Make ‘Significant Progress’ on Extension After Six-Team Trade Clears Cap Room
Days after a six-team trade reshaped Detroit’s salary sheet, the Pistons and restricted free agent Jalen Duren are closing in on the long-term deal that stalled a week ago, per Jake Fischer.
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Bulls’ Summer League Roster Led by Caleb Wilson; Las Vegas Opener Friday vs. Grizzlies
Chicago’s 2026 Las Vegas Summer League roster is set around No. 4 pick Caleb Wilson, with the Bulls opening Friday against Cameron Boozer and the Grizzlies.
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Grizzlies Fall to Jazz in Summer League as Cameron Boozer Adds 18 Points, Seven Rebounds
Memphis dropped its Salt Lake City Summer League game to Utah, but Cameron Boozer’s 18-7-4 line in a matchup with No. 2 pick Darryn Peterson kept fitting the plan.
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Pelicans Field Renewed Interest in Trey Murphy III as Asking Price Eases, per Reports
A fresh wave of reporting has several teams back in on Trey Murphy III as New Orleans softens its ask — though HoopsHype says the Pelicans would still need to be blown away to move him.
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Mavericks Reach Agreement With Fenerbahce Wing Tarik Biberovic, per Reports
Dallas has agreed to bring over Fenerbahce wing Tarik Biberovic on a multi-year deal, per Eurohoops and HoopsHype — converting a draft-rights sweetener from the Santi Aldama trade into an actual rotation candidate.
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Rockets Signal Willingness to Listen on Kevin Durant Trade Offers, per Reports
A year after trading for him, the Rockets no longer view Kevin Durant as untouchable, per reports — a distinction that matters for a roster built around one of the league’s youngest cores.
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Wizards Are Not Listening to Trade Offers for Anthony Davis, per ESPN
Despite buzz linking Anthony Davis to Golden State and Cleveland, ESPN reports Washington is shunning all offers — the clearest statement yet that the Wizards consider the rebuild’s patience phase over.
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Knicks Should Not Be Considered a LeBron James Destination, Reports SNY’s Ian Begley
Jake Fischer reported the champs showed some interest in LeBron James. Ian Begley, after talking to people connected to the situation, says the idea can be put to bed.
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Hornets Acquire Dorian Finney-Smith and Three Second-Round Picks From Rockets
Charlotte added a veteran defensive wing and pushed its stockpile to 20 tradeable second-round picks, absorbing Dorian Finney-Smith into part of the midlevel exception, per ESPN.
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Wizards Move David Vanterpool to Front Office, Promote Adam Caporn to Top Assistant
Washington reshuffled Brian Keefe’s staff over the weekend: David Vanterpool shifts to the front office, Adam Caporn becomes lead assistant, and Patrick Ewing and Steve Clifford join the organization. It’s the staffing pattern of a team that expects to be…